Needham Farmer’s Market Opens Sunday, May 25th

Needham Farmer's Market Garden St., behind Needham Bank, Needham

The Needham Farmer's Market is opening for the new season on Sunday, May 25th.  The market is in a new location: Garden St., behind Needham Bank, in Needham Center.  The market will be held every Sunday from May 25th through

Climate Change Cafe’s “A Green Walk Around Your Home”

Congregational Church of Needham 1154 Great Plain Ave, Needham

The Environmental Ministries Team at the Congregational Church of Needham is presenting a "Climate Change Café" talk on "A Green Walk Around Your Home" with Leslie Reichert, the Martha Stewart of green cleaning, on Sunday, Oct. 19th, from 11:30 - 12:30

Free

GNC Program: Greening Your Electricity: How you can choose clean energy

Needham Public Library Community Room 1139 Highland Ave., Needham, MA

Green Needham will explain the options for any electric customer to bring more renewable energy into the grid -- even if you're not a candidate for solar panels. The list of green energy choices is growing -- from having a

Free

Needham Adult Education: Zero Energy Home

Peter Kane, Instructor Join us to learn about the design and construction of a zero net energy home built in Westwood three years ago. The owner/designer/builder will present a slide show illustrating the important design considerations, construction details, and the

$35

Make the Most of your Garden: Plentiful Propagation

Needham Public Library 1139 Highland Ave, Needham

Adult and Teen Program Learn how to stretch your garden budget by taking advantage of nature's generosity with garden blogger and Blithewold horticulturist, Kristin Green.

Free

Needham Adult Education: Green Products For You and Your Home

Needham HIgh School - Room 203

Jennifer Gibbs, Instructor Do you ever walk into a store and feel completely overwhelmed by the array of personal care and home cleaning products and their claims to be safe and natural? If so, this class is for you! We

$25

Attracting Bees and Butterflies to Your Backyard (Kid’s Program)

Needham Public Library 1139 Highland Ave, Needham

For ages 5 and up with an accompanying adult Fun with Earth Dumplings:  Making Clay Seed balls to attract Bee and Butterfly-friendly plants to your garden. Larissa Jacobsen of the Needham Community Farm will describe the work that they do

Free

Sustainable Living Festival – joint GNC/Sustainable Wellesley Event

Wellesley Municipal Light Plant 455 Worcester St (Rt 9), Wellesley

Lots of great exhibitors are lined up for the Sustainable Living Festival. Stay tuned for specifics on speaker highlights &  workshops.  Bring your children so they can enjoy the "Kids Zone."  Look for great ideas and inspiration from experts in the following

Going to Pots: Outdoor Container Gardens

Needham Public Library 1139 Highland Ave, Needham

Adults & Teens program Master gardener Betty Sanders will lead a discussion of techniques and demonstrate five unique container gardens, using annuals, perennials and herbs.

Free

STEAM Lecture Series: Climate Reality at the Newton Free Library

Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium 330 Homer St., Newton

Did you miss Green Needham's "Climate Reality Project" presentation last October?  Then plan to attend Newton's Green Decade on June 17th 7-9pm for this presentation by Quentin Prideaux, a Climate Leader, from the Climate Reality Project. He will cover the impacts

Free